Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OI0THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

Griffin - washerwomen of Atlanta
Stake Against Deadbests-A Clergy
man and His Horse Narrowly Escape
Being Drowned Near Kingston.
GEORGIA.
Wilkinson county's Jail has not been
occupied in five months.
A right of way and depot site has been
rendered by the City Council OF Albany to
the Columbus Southern railroad.
1T Rome Tuesday negro boy, who
vas bitten by stallion belonging to A.
II. Ross, several DAYS ago, died, II ls sup
posed from lockjaw.
Capt. HOxle, OF the United States Engl-
neer Corps, has made report TO the
Secretary of War, showing that the leYee
can be built TO protect Rome from over
now at the small cost OF $4,000. The
people Will now take the matter In hand,
and the levee will doubtless be con-
structed.
Last Tuesday morning Elijah Vaughn,
young man residing a few miles from
Forsyth, committed suicide by cutting
himself with knife about the throat.
Mr.. Vaughn had been labOring al times
Tor several months under a species OF de-
mentla which is ever productive OF very
great dependency. He was doubtless
laboring under this dementia wien the
suicidal intent was engendered and put
into execution.
The authorities at the State Lunatic
Asylum at M;lledgeville gave 10 the
patients on last Monday night, Feb. II,
valentine party, at which some sixty or
&spty were in mask and costume. A
EAtitors from distance attended, aud
alODJoyed it very much. The most
amusing character was tall, stalwart
country cracker at ball. carried out
to perfection in both get up and acting By
the iOliV Brad K
sre United States Commissioner
Thomas R. Mills at Griffin Monday, David
Aiken had hearing on the charge of
running an Illicit disullery. Quite an ar
ray OF witnesses was on hand, the testi-
mony going TO show that the charge was
without foundation. 1t seems that Dir.
Aiken has formerly run q still, but that
IT had not been used since 1885. Col.
Mills reviewed the testimony aud declared
that the charge was without foundation,
and released the prisoner.
Varnells: Mr.. Speer, an Old gentleman
who has lived here for a great many
years, was struck this morning by pas
senger train No. y. on the East 1ennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia railroad, and
instantly killed. MIR. Speer was the
father of The present agent of the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad
at this place. and has long been noted Tor
bis honesty aud kindness toward all. The
wife and daughter OF Mr.. Speer were
standing on his gallery and witnessed the
sad accident.
About noon on Tuesday last, on the
farm OF W. c. King, in Monroe county,
near Smarr's station, Tony Williams
lcolored) shot his stepsOn, Charley
Slack, from which wound ne died instant
ly. Tony was whipping his wife, the
mother of Charley, when Charley, boy
about 16 years old, began begging
Tony to cease whipping his mother,
whereupOn Tony took a shotgun from a
rack on the wall of his house and shot
Charley through the top of the head. In
mediatelf after the killing Tony len, and
his whereabouts is still unknown.
The Atlanta Evening Capitol makes
good point when it prints the following
headlines clipped from the teleeraphIc
columns-ot the daily papers; such straws
show which way the wind of prosperity
is blowing: North and East-''ShuL
Down." "Locked Outs" ''Strike;" boy
cott;" 'Mobbing the Police;'' Com
munism;" STRIKERS Riot;" Forbidden
to Assembled" "Socialistic." South
"Organized;" 'Inaugurated;" Tncorpo-
rated;" Being Developed;'' Capacity
Increased;" "New Furnace" New Fac
tories;'' New CiIy;" New SOUTH
At Lexington Saturday the County
Commissioners and County Treasurer
signed and delivered to the purchasers
twenty Court house bonds that were sold
at public cutlery on the first Tuesday in
this month. Four OF the bonds were
bought by the county, three by Meson
AQmy OF Lexington, one by Edward
Swami, of Lexington, three by John
White. of Athens, and the rest by capital
lists. said to be in Atlanta. The money
for the same has been paid, and the build
ers and contractors have been paid In full
for their work on the new court house.
When the Empire warehouse at For
syth was opened Saturday mor~ing Dv
Capt. Mobley, he discovered smoke
therein, and on Investigation found two
bales of cotton burning. The house was
closed and the doors locked early Friday
evening, and how the cotton was fired no
one can tell. Two burned matches were
found in a lump OF charred cotton near
one of the burning bales, and several
other matches near by. Whether the
matches were placed there purposely, or
the fire was Intentionally communicated
10 the cooton, the circumstantial evidence
did not show.
Judge Van Epps, In the City Court at
Atlanta Monday, acquitted DIR. II. VILE
OF the offense OF assault and battery. The
case was one OF marked popularity. In
the Interest OF humanity and by the free
consen; Of boy between II and IA years
of age. ne cut of several pieces OF skin
n
little girl. The father OF the boy claimed
that be did not consent, and that his son
was incapable OF consenting, and so in
stituted the suit. Judge Van Epps, alter
mature consideration, adjudged DR.. Vile
not gVity, on the ground that the boy was
old and intelligent enough to consent.
The taxable property OF Washington
county for the past five years has in
creased as follows: 1882, 81, 800, 401: 1883.
E2,944,31S; 1884, $1,000. 595: 1885, So 1852, SOL;
1886, SO, 475,b6S, showing a gain IN four
years OF $606,267, or nearly % per cent;
a gain IN 1886 over 1885 OF $312,977, or
nearly 10 per cent. The lands of the
county, outside OF Incorporated towns,
were valued: 1888, 81, 457, 1856; 1884, 81, 537.
40; 1886, Sl,5S7.395; 1886, 81 ,S52, 2j6, an
advance In values in three years OF $780,
z61 or q per cent. Sandersville's aggre-
gate property returns for taxes was, in
1884, 1861 ,299, and in 1886. S443, 1872. a gain
in two years of $S2593, or % per cent.
A detective by the name of White was
employed to 20 TO Sparta and work up the
recent buEglaries in that town. Suspi-
cion rested on A. G. Morrison. 2-stranger,
who bad been some time-fHInat town,
IN wv IN had Iaff fhara nd